--- title: "4 Aunt Quotes By Dolly Parton" description: "4 Aunt quotes by Dolly Parton. Plus more from Dolly Parton and more Aunt sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d4/dolly-parton-366_amazed_i-am-amazed-at-the-response-of-my-being_657748.jpg" --- > [I am amazed at the response of my being on the show. Everywhere I go, every young person points at me and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-am-amazed-at-the-response-of-my-being-on-the-show-everywhere-i-go/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d4/dolly-parton-366_amazed_i-am-amazed-at-the-response-of-my-being_657748.jpg) > [My aunt in Knoxville would bring newspapers up, which we used for toilet paper. Before we used it, we'd look at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/my-aunt-in-knoxville-would-bring-newspapers-up-which-we-used-for/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/080/dolly-parton-366_aunt_my-aunt-in-knoxville-would-bring-newspap_1429615.jpg) > [I was blessed to have family members who encouraged me to pursue my dreams. Whether it is your parents, or your uncles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-was-blessed-to-have-family-members-who-encouraged-me-to-pursue-my/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c2/dolly-parton-366_aunt_i-was-blessed-to-have-family-members-who_2204657.jpg) > [I don't think of myself as a feminist, but if someone calls me a feminist icon, that's fine. I've always stood up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-a-feminist-but-if-someone-calls-me-a/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efb/dolly-parton-366_aunt_i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-a-feminist-bu_2824914.jpg) ## Other authors on Aunt ## More by Dolly Parton > [Got those moods a swinging, tears a slinging, nothing fits me, when it hits me, ranting, raving, misbehaving, PMS blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/got-those-moods-a-swinging-tears-a-slinging-nothing-fits-me-when-it/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/a-great-smile-is-a-wonderful-asset-but-a-good-heart-is-pure-gold/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [I know my hair is out of the '60's, my clothes are '50's and the shoes I wear are from the '40's. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-know-my-hair-is-out-of-the-60-s-my-clothes-are-50-s-and-the-shoes-i/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [It's great at this stage in my life to still be in the running, that people appreciate you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/it-s-great-at-this-stage-in-my-life-to-still-be-in-the-running-that/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [No matter how beautiful a woman might be, you're always threatened by certain... You're always threatened by](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/no-matter-how-beautiful-a-woman-might-be-you-re-always-threatened-by/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [Music is my personal addiction. So much of everything I've done has only been to open more doors for the music itself. It all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/music-is-my-personal-addiction-so-much-of-everything-i-ve-done-has/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [If you don't like the road youre walking, start paving another one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/if-you-don-t-like-the-road-youre-walking-start-paving-another-one/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [After you reach a certain age, they think you’re over. Well, I will never be over. I’ll be making records if I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/after-you-reach-a-certain-age-they-think-you-re-over-well-i-will/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [ I think \[music and acting\], they are connected, all that stuff. It's your emotional self, is pretty much how you do it, I think,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-think-music-and-acting-they-are-connected-all-that-stuff-it-s-your/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [Understanding isn't learned from punishment and anger. An iron has no gentle touch, and love ain't learned from hate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/understanding-isn-t-learned-from-punishment-and-anger-an-iron-has-no/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [You'll pay the highest price on back roads and in back seats and in a cheap highway motel. But what's a few more strangers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/you-ll-pay-the-highest-price-on-back-roads-and-in-back-seats-and-in-a/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [I went to bed hungry many nights as a child. It was a Dream that dressed me up when I was ragged, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-went-to-bed-hungry-many-nights-as-a-child-it-was-a-dream-that/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [I know it's corny - but I love 'Jingle Bells!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-know-it-s-corny-but-i-love-jingle-bells/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [I figure if I keep my health, I have no intention of retiring. I love to work. I want to be like Bob Hope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-figure-if-i-keep-my-health-i-have-no-intention-of-retiring-i-love/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) > [There are some people who physically are not beautiful. But the way they are, the way they treat people, they become beautiful, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/there-are-some-people-who-physically-are-not-beautiful-but-the-way/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aunt/dolly-parton/#itemlist", "name": "4 Aunt Quotes By Dolly Parton", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am amazed at the response of my being on the show. Everywhere I go, every young person points at me and says \"Hi, Aunt Dolly.\" Or \"Are you Aunt Dolly?\" I love doing the show and I love Miley and Billy Ray [Cyrus]. 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